Visions of Childhood

I think that the movie The Sandlot depicts childhood very well because it shows both the good and the bad times children might have while growing up. The Sandlot especially shows how great friends are and how important they are in growing up. In the movie one of the boys gets in trouble when he loses a baseball that was very important to his father. Since he had such great friends they were able to work together and get the ball back so the boy wouldnt get in trouble with his father. The Sand Lot is a great example of how important friends are to your childhood because without them you wouldn't be able to get through some of the tough times that might occur.

The four stories that we read depicted childhood as a part of your life where your still confused about life and everything that goes on around you. The authors show that the children in each story think they know everything, but it isn't until something happens when they realized how little they actually know. I believe all the authors got the view of childhood right because for most of your life your parents guide you through things and it's not until they are gone when you realize how hard life really is.